Budget and Finances

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The budget is the City’s plan for where we will get money (revenues) and how we will spend it (expenditures) for the next 4 years. It maps out how property tax dollars and other funding will be invested to provide the programs, services and construction projects Edmontonians rely on.

2023-2026 Budget

2023 Budget Highlights

Budget 2023-2026 at a Glance

The 2023-2026 budget is made up of 4 parts:

For the first time, the City also presented the Carbon Budget , which is a tool that allows Council to weigh climate change impacts when making financial decisions. It also tracks our progress towards our goal of being carbon neutral by 2050.

Impacts on Edmontonians

Approved Tax Increases

Changes to the approved tax increase for each year of the multi-year budget cycle, through the supplemental budget adjustment process.

Tax-Supported Operating Budget	Approval Date	2023	2024	2025	2026
2023-2026 Operating Budget Original Approved Budget	Dec 16, 2022	4.96%	4.96%	4.95%	4.39%

Budget Impacts on Households

Impact on a Typical Homeowner

In 2023, Edmonton households will pay about $725 for every $100,000 of assessed home value, an increase of $34.

Impact of the 2023-2026 municipal tax increase
per $100,000 of assessment value, residential

	2022 Budget	2023 Budget	Annual Impact	2024 Budget	Annual Impact	2025 Budget	Annual Impact	2026 Budget	Annual Impact
Municipal Services	$533	$564	$31	$600	$36	$638	$38	$673	$35
Police Services	$158	$161	$3	$161	$0	$161	$0	$161	$0
Per $100K of assessment value, residential	$691	$725	$34	$761	$36	$799	$38	$834	$35

Approved Waste Services Utility Rates

A 0.9% rate increase has been approved for both 2023 and 2024.

Monthly waste utility rates will increase by 43 cents for curbside collection service and 28 cents for communal collection service in 2023.

Type of Service	2022 Monthly Rate	2023 Approved Monthly Rate	2024 Approved Monthly Rate
Curbside 120L Garbage Cart	$43.32	$43.75	$44.19
Curbside 240L Garbage Cart	$48.32	$48.75	$49.19
Curbside 360L Garbage Cart	$58.32	$58.75	$59.19
Apartment and Condo	$30.69	$30.97	$31.25

Your Tax Dollars at Work

This chart shows the total tax-supported expenditures for each major category for the 2023 Operating Budget. Click on a category to learn more.

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Governance and Oversight

Governance and oversight includes the work of developing, implementing and aligning the strategic priorities of the corporation and Council. This is led by the City Manager and City Council. Governance and oversight also includes democratic functions, auditing, legal, risk and security services.

Public Library

Edmonton Public Library is the city’s largest lender of information and entertainment. Library cards are free to all Edmontonians and there are 21 branches across the city.

Fleet and Facility Services

Fleet and Facility Services maintains over 5,000 fleet vehicles and equipment, more than 900 City-owned buildings and over 700 other amenities in public spaces across the city, including spray decks and splash pads.

Social Development

Social Development addresses poverty elimination, affordable housing, community development, homelessness and social services.

Other Boards, Agencies and Commissions

There are external organizations and civic agencies that receive funding from the City. The external organizations included in this funding are the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues, Edmonton Heritage Council and Telus World of Science. The civic agencies included in this funding are the Edmonton Arts Council, Edmonton Combative Sports Commission, Edmonton Unlimited, Explore Edmonton, Fort Edmonton Park, GEF Seniors Housing and REACH Edmonton.

General Expenses

General Expenses include automated enforcement costs, capital project financing costs, corporate insurance and other corporate-wide expenditures.

Neighbourhood Renewal

Neighbourhood Renewal renews and rebuilds roads, sidewalks and street lights in neighbourhoods and collector roadways. The program is paid for through a combination of property taxes and cost-sharing with property owners for specific neighbourhood local improvements.

Community Recreation and Neighbourhood Services

Community, Recreation and Neighbourhood Services include attractions, recreation centres, festivals, bylaw enforcement and more. It creates connected, clean, safe and livable urban spaces.

Transfer to Capital (PAYGO)

The City uses some of the money it collects from taxes to help pay for capital projects. This money, along with revenue from things like investment earnings, is called Pay as You Go funding, which helps to reduce the amount of debt needed to fund capital projects.

Planning and Development Services

Planning and Development includes the work of ensuring the city grows in a planned and strategic way. It also includes the work to build a great city—from planning, to design, to delivering and maintaining infrastructure like roads, bridges, LRT, recreation centres, fire halls, police stations and libraries.

Support Services

Support Services keep the City’s programs and services running smoothly. Support services include the 311 call centre, bill payments and bookkeeping, purchasing and warehousing, communication and engagement, employee safety and staff recruitment.

Employee Services
Financial and Corporate Services
Communications and Engagement

Fire Rescue Services

Fire Rescue protects life, property and the environment. It provides internationally recognized frontline fire rescue services, fire prevention programs and public education, making the city a safer and healthier place.

Parks and Roads Services

Parks and Roads Services maintains and operates infrastructure like roadways, sidewalks, bike lanes, street lights, bridges and safe mobility programs. This includes snow clearing and street sweeping. They also maintain 400,000 trees, 980 parks, turf and sports fields, playgrounds, over 225,000 shrub beds and manage pest control.

Debt Repayment

Debt repayment is the interest the City pays for money it has borrowed to help finance some capital projects.

Transit Service

The City collects transit fares to help pay for Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) operations.

Police Services

Edmonton Police Service (EPS) provides for protection of life and property, preservation of public peace, prevention and detection of crime, and regulation of noncriminal conduct as required by law. EPS provides community policing, crime prevention, victim support, traffic safety/enforcement and many other services.

Where Your Property Taxes Go

Additional Information

Learn more about where the City’s money comes from and how it’s spent in the Operating Budget (for services) and Capital Budget (for construction).

View All Budget Documents

Current and previous years

Capital Budget

2023-2026 Capital Budget

Responses to Councillor Questions: full report posted on November 24, 2022.

Responses Sorted By Question Number

Responses Sorted By Councillor

Attachments:

Safe Crossing Locations List (Questions 23-105, 23-217, 23-304)

Impact of Mobile Speed Enforcement Academic Report (Question 23-129)

Accident Analysis and Prevention Academic Report (Question 23-129)

2022 Budget Highlights

Spring Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustment
Presented to Council on June 7, 2022

Fall Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustment
Presented to Council on November 29, 2021

2021 Budget Highlights

Includes 2020 - Fall Supplemental Adjustment

2019-2022 Capital Budget (Original)
Approved by City Council on December 14, 2018

Capital Profiles
Information about the different capital projects that the City builds.

2020 Fall - Summary of Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustments
Approved by City Council on Dec 9 and 11, 2020

2015-2018 Capital Budget

2012-2014 Capital Budget

Operating Budget

2023-2026 Operating Budget

Responses to Councillor Questions - Operating Budget: full report posted on December 1, 2022.

Responses Sorted By Question Number

Responses Sorted By Councillor

Attachments:

Turf By Year Added (Question 23-306)

Greater Edmonton Foundation Ministerial Orders (Question 23-268)

Completed Neighbourhood Renewal Program Projects - 2009 - 2022 (Question 23-243)

Permanent Vacant FTE (Question 23-109)

Scope of Energy Transition Strategy and Climate Adaptation Strategy Implementation Operating Service Packages (Questions 23-061, 23-086, 23-108, 23-128, 23-129, 23-133, 23-161, 23-220, 23-333, 23-349)

FCSS Funding Trends (Question 23-010)

Breakdown of Funding Allocations for Seniors (Question 23-010)

Breakdown of FCSS Funding Decisions (Question 23-010)

Agencies, Boards & Commissions - Organizational Charts (Question 23-405)

Bylaw Ticket Administration Offence List (Question 23-056)

2022 Budget Highlights

Spring Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment
Presented to Council on April 19, 2022

Fall Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment
Presented to Council on November 29, 2021

COVID-19 2022 Financial Impacts and Funding Strategy
Presented to Council on November 29, 2021

2022 Tax Levy Research - Summary Report
Edmontonians’ perspectives on taxation levels and service expectations. The results were shared with City Council to support their budget deliberations.

2021 Budget Highlights

Includes 2020 - Fall Supplemental Adjustment
Approved by City Council on Dec 9 and 11, 2020

2019-2022 Operating Budget (Original)
Approved by City Council on December 14, 2018

2019-2022 Executive Summary

Supplemental Adjustments

2020 - Spring (COVID)
Approved by City Council on Apr 27, 2020

2019 - Fall
Approved by City Council on Dec 13, 2019

2019 - Spring
Approved by City Council on Apr 30, 2019

2016-2018 Operating Budget

2015 Operating Budget

2014 Operating Budget

2013 Operating Budget

2012 Operating Budget

2011 Operating Budget

2010 Operating Budget

2009 Operating Budget

2008 Operating Budget

Carbon Budget

Updated: December 2022

Budget Presentation at Council: November 14, 2022
(Council Agenda, item 7.2 2023-2026 Carbon Budget)